- Title
- First record of an indigenous South African parasitoid wasp on an imported biological control agent, the water hyacinth hopper
- Creator
- Kraus, Emily C, Coetzee, Julie A, van Noort, Simon, Olmi, Massimo
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/417700
- Identifier
- vital:71479
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2019.1660306"
- Description
- Water hyacinth, Pontederia crassipes (Martius) [≡Eichhornia crassip es (Martius) Solms-Laubach] (Pontederiaceae), is native to South America, but has expanded its range to many other regions of the world including South Africa. Megamelus scutellaris Berg (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) was released as a biological control agent and has established in several regions. Recently, the indigenous species Echthrodelphax migratorius Benoit, (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae) was discovered in South Africa parasitising M. scutellaris. This newly discovered relationship might have repercussions for the efficacy of biological control of water hyacinth by the delphacid. The wasp may negatively impact M. scutellaris populations making it difficult for the agent to successfully manage the invasive weed. Contrarily, the parasitoid may be beneficial by keeping the M. scutellaris populations stable, serving as a natural enemy.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (8 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Online
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Biocontrol Science and Technology, Kraus, E.C., Coetzee, J., van Noort, S. and Olmi, M., 2019. First record of an indigenous South African parasitoid wasp on an imported biological control agent, the water hyacinth hopper. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 29(12), pp.1234-1241, Biocontrol Science and Technology volume 29 number 12 p. 1234 2020 1360-0478
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Coetzee, Julie A (Prof)
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Insects in Sustainable Agricultural Ecosystems
RU Department of Botany
SDG 15. Life On Land
RU Department of Zoology and Entomology
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